![]() ![]() Hermes gave the main character in the book epilepsy, a problem she had dealt with herself as a child. She took a class in writing nonfiction for adults the teacher, Russell Freedman, would go on to win the Newbery Medal.Īfter publishing some articles, Hermes found the niche she'd been looking for: her first novel for young readers, What If They Knew?, was published in 1980. Returning to teaching after a number of years, she found it less satisfying than she'd remembered, and decided to try her hand at writing for publication. ![]() John's University, and taught junior high school English and social studies before taking time off to raise her five children. Hermes majored in speech and English at St. An avid reader, she had time to practice both reading and writing when she came down with rheumatic fever, which left her stuck in bed for months. Patricia Hermes was born in 1936 in Brooklyn, New York. ![]()
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